2004 Bloomington Geometry Workshop

Indiana University, Bloomington

April 16-April 18

The geometry group at Indiana University will again host an April workshop with the help of the National Science Foundation and the Department of Mathematics. The aim of the gathering is to foster interaction among mathematicians having diverse geometric interests.

Speakers:

• Harold Donnelly (West Lafayette)
• Sheldon Katz (Urbana)
• Peter Li (Irvine)
• William Meeks III (Amherst)
• Maryam Mirzakhani (Cambridge)
• Ralf Spatzier (Ann Arbor)
• Henry Wente (Toledo)

Schedule:

For the complete schedule of talks including titles please click here.

NSF support:

We have NSF support to reimburse the travel and local expenses of participants. Please indicate on the registration page whether you need support.

Registration:

If you plan to join us, then please register electronically.

Between talks & after hours:

Restaurants and Coffee:

There are many restaurants near the University, with a wide variety of cuisines including: Afghan, Burmese, Eritrean, Indian, Moroccan, Thai, and Tibetan. Most have fare amenable to vegetarian diets, and one can find a decent cup of coffee in town.

Entertainment:

The internationally recognized Indiana University School of Music presents Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes on both Friday and Saturday nights (4/16-17). Alternatively, one could take in Neil Simon's Sweet Charity, a production of the renowned IU Theatre & Drama department.

Accommodations:

• The Indiana Memorial Union, a pleasant and convenient hotel on campus. Call 800-209-8145 before March 26 and mention 'Geometry Workshop'. (Rates $96-118.)
• The College Motor Inn, a less expensive choice near the town square, a pleasant 15 minute walk from Math Dept. 812-336-6881.
• Motel 6, inexpensive and good, 1.5 miles northwest of the Math Dept. (812)332-0820

Location:

The mathematics department is housed in Rawles Hall at the intersection of 3rd Street and Woodlawn Avenue.

The red star on this map indicates this location. Click for detailed information on travel by plane and car.

All talks will take place in Swain Hall East, Room 140, the building immediately west of Rawles Hall.